Popular music in West Africa
- Title
- Popular music in West Africa
- Type
- Text
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- The recreational music of the West African people is more subject to change than any other type of music, for it is not ceremonially or socially bound to tribal institutions. Innovations and alterations in this music are not generally prohibited by tradition. Thus it has been changed by outside influences, individuals within the society, and integration with other societies. This music is transient: the forms and styles may persist for a short time and then disappear when new forms are introduced. Konkomba, Adidegbo, and Kolomashie, recreational music that was popular a short time ago, are today only a memory.
- Description
- pages: 11-17
- Created Date
- May 16, 1962
- Parent project
- International Library of African Music
- is funded by
-
Rhodes University
- Place of Origin
- South Africa
- Author
-
Smith, Edna M.
Value Annotations
- Is Part Of
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- License
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- Access Rights
- Public
- DRE ID
- eaa-99-00e6
- Identifier
-
732
Value Annotations
- Type
- Publisher, distributor, or vendor stock number
- WissKI URL
- 76549
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